Modern Countryside Villa with Private pool, spectacular view, peaceful location Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026

Q: Is Modern Countryside Villa with Private pool, spectacular view, peaceful location pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Q: How much is parking at Modern Countryside Villa with Private pool, spectacular view, peaceful location?

On-site parking is available at the property.

Q: Where is Modern Countryside Villa with Private pool, spectacular view, peaceful location located?

Located in a rural location, this family-friendly villa is within 6 mi (10 km) of University of Crete, Paleontological Museum, and Petres Beach. Episkopi Beach and Blue Beach are also within 6 miles (10 km).

10/10 Excellent

Glenda P.

4 Aug 2024

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Superb!

We couldnt have had a better experience! Stella and her fabulous family went over and above to make sure we had a great time, from making sure basic supplies were in the property (which were really appreciated after travelling for many hours and arriving very late), to helping us find a wheelchair accessibile restaurant and making a reservation for us, small gifts and considerate cleaning mid week! Thank you, we'll be back!cleaning late), t

Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew C.

1 Jun 2024

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Relaxing stay!

We are a small family of 5 from Sevenoaks in the UK. Aphrodite is a lovely private villa on a large plot with great views, clean rooms and great pool. Stella and family were excellent hosts (lovely Muzaka and other provisions!). A mid-week clean of villa was also unexpected treat. We liked the table tennis, pool and swing sofa. The pool was just warm enough for us (we came at the end of May). Nice sunsets. Car hire essential as it is a 5 min drive up a gravel road. LIDL was about 10 mins drive. Restaurants in Rethymno were great (we parked at the Venetian port for 3.5 euros). Thank you Stella and family.

Stayed 7 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elaine R.

3 Jul 2024

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Above and beyond

From start to finish this holiday rates as one of our best. The communication between the owners and our selves was second to none We had a late flight and when we arrived at 11pm there was a hot meal of Mousaka waiting for us which smelled and tasted absolutely delicious thank you Roula. The Villa is a traditional Greek style home and is well equipped with everything we needed to make our stay perfect. The BBQ area was brilliant, however the local restaurants were extremely excellent value for amazing Cretan dishes with lovely staff which made eating out a joy. The villa was cleaned three times during our stay of two weeks and the pool was cleaned every day. It is a family run Villa by Stella, Roula, George and Demitri who were all lovely people Will definitely stay again

Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Glenda P.

2 Aug 2025

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Just wonderful in every way! Stella and family couldnt have been more attentive when needed.

Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kate S.

15 Jul 2025

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Fantastic Villa

Beautiful villa, owners were brilliant, a lovely welcome package which was extremely handy as our flight was delayed and didn't arrive at the villa until 1am. Full house clean and new sheets twice during our stay. We had a wonderful time. Car is recommended.

Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alfred B.

13 Oct 2024

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great

Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

James F., Paddock Wood, Tonbridge UK

18 Jul 2023

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Fantastic Villa

When we were looking for a property in this area we picked Villa Aphrodite based on the reviews so it's only fair to leave ours. Everything about our stay was amazing. We were a group of 6, 5 adults and an older teen. The property suited us well and had super outdoor space with a great view. There is a good sized BBQ area which was perfect for the evenings. Communication with Stella was excellent and we met her brother George a couple of times who couldn't have been more helpful. The villa is amazingly clean and even though we were only there for a week it was cleaned halfway through. The family couldn't have been any friendlier or more helpful and we wouldn't hesitate to recommend a stay here. I can't finish without mentioning the wonderful moussake on arrival - thank you so much Roula. Hope to stay here again one day.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mirjam J.

11 Jun 2023

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Great place, great hospitalitty, great rurrounding

We came in the morning. The host was waiting for us to welcome us and the fridge was filled . Moussaka made by host was there for the evening. The house has plenty of room. On every sleeping room is a terras. You can sit in the shadow if you want. The house was so clean and halfway the week the whole house was cleaned and when we opened the fridge in the evening there where some delicious sweets. We stayed with a little child from 1 and a things what is necceseraly for him was there. Beautifull swimmingpool( everyday cleaned). When we can we come back there. Thank you hosts for this lovely week

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gill M.

11 Aug 2022

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Amazing hosts and amazing Villa

Having previously done hotel holidays I was slightly nervous about booking a villa instead. I shouldn’t have been. Villa Aphrodite is amazing, it was so clean and all the little touches were lovely. The outside space was also amazing and plenty of space for the family group. The small children's play area was also a huge benefit when travelling with a toddler. They had laid the rooms out perfectly for the requirements for our group. The Hosts were amazing and so helpful from booking through to helping book a restaurant and taxis as I couldn’t get through. Any questions were answered and nothing was too much trouble for them. The moussaka they had made for us when we arrived was delicious. We did walk down to the local town one night for dinner, this took about 20-25 minutes (with children). Not an easy walk back up but manageable and could have got a taxi. Definitely try out Gallera restaurant mentioned in the welcome details. It is a drive away (about 20minutes in car) and was amazing and delicious. But ultimately the Villa was amazing and the hosts even more so. The visitors book echo’s our comments and is full for notes from happy guests. We would not hesitate to recommend this Villa to everyone and hope that one day we may be able to return Thank you Stella and all your family for helping make our family holiday amazing xxx

Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Christoph T.

9 Jul 2023

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Aufenthalt total genossen! Alles wie beschrieben!

Wir haben uns während unseres 14tägigen Aufenthaltes sehr wohl gefühlt. Alles war wie im Inserat und auf den Bildern beschrieben. Die Kommunikation lief problemlos. Wir konnten die Wohnung am Anreisetag tatsächlich schon ab 11 Uhr nutzen. Es wurde einmal wöchentlich gründlich gereinigt, Bettwäsche und Handtücher ausgetauscht. Der Pool wurde täglich gereinigt. Zusätzlich haben wir mehrfach kleine Aufmerksamkeiten erhalten. Vielen Dank an Stella und deren Familie. Wir können die Villa Aphrodite nur weiterempfehlen.

Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pascal R.

30 Jun 2022

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Super Aufenthalt

Das Haus ist schön gelegen auf dem Hügel vor Rethymno und bietet alles was das Herz begehrt. Bei Ankunft bekamen wir ein hausgemachtes Moussake und ahch sonst war die Gastgeberin super! Wir kommen gerne wieder.

Stayed 9 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Marcel M.

24 Jun 2022

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Toller, entspannter Urlaub

Das Haus ist einfach schön. Unsere Gastgeberfamilie war überaus freundlich, immer für uns ansprechbar und hat sich sehr gekümmert. Toller Service!

Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ariane P.

17 May 2022

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Wundervoll

Wir hatten einen bezaubernden Aufenthalt in der Villa Aphrodite. Das Haus ist wirklich sehr hübsch. Stella und ihre Familie sind wirklich sehr hilfsbereit und freundlich. Es wurde in den 11 Tagen zweimal Grundgereinigt. Uns hat nichts gefehlt. Danke nochmal für alles.

Stayed 11 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Inge H.

30 Oct 2021

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Großzüge schöne Villa mit Pool

Die Angaben von FeWo-direkt waren exakt und zutreffend. Die eingestellten Bilder entsprechen den tatsächlichen Gegebenheiten. Der Kontakt mit den Vermietern war problemlos und in jeder Beziehung sehr freundlich und äußerst zuvorkommend. Die sehr großzügige Villa war absolut sauber und gepflegt, es hat an nichts gefehlt. Die Übergabe bei An- und Abreise war vollkommen problemlos und sehr freundlich. Zwischenreinigung mit Wäschewechsel erfolgte nach Absprache. Die Vermieterin Stella war sehr freundlich und absolut zuvorkommend. Zusammen mit ihren Eltern und ihrem Bruder war ständig jemand erreichbar. Der Pool wurde mehrfach in den frühen Morgenstunden vom Vater oder Bruder gereinigt und gewartet. Trotz sehr herbstlichen Wetterbedingungen Mitte Oktober war der Aufenthalt sehr schön und empfehlenswert. Vielen Dank an die Gastgeber, die uns auch mit der Erstversorgung an Lebensmitteln bei der Anreise und einem leckeren Essen und Kuchen überrascht haben. Wir hatten die Villa mit 4 erwachsenen Personen gemietet.

Stayed 16 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Uwe S.

16 Jul 2021

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Wunderschönes Fleckchen Erde zum erholen und Sonne tanken - Amazing Place

Die Villa liegt Abseits von allem Trubel, was besonders in der heutigen Zeit ein riesen Pluspunkt ist. Durch die Lage ist man den ganzen Tag von Sonne umgeben und kann die Urlaubszeit in der tollen Pool- und Gartenlandschaft genießen. Die Anlage ist im gesamten super gepflegt und bietet alles was man für den täglichen Bedarf benötigt. Stella ist ebenfalls eine wunderbare Gastgeberin, wir haben uns selten an einem Ort so gut aufgehoben gefühlt. Allein die kleine Überraschung bei unserer Ankunft hätten wir so nicht erwartet. An dieser Stelle nochmals vielen Dank für das leckere Moussaka!!! Wir waren für 10 Tage dort und waren am Abreisetage traurig, die Villa verlassen zu müssen. Wenn es sich einrichten lässt, kommen wir garantiert wieder!

Stayed 10 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Simone G.

17 Oct 2020

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Hier stimmt alles

Fantastisches Haus in absoluter Alleinlage. Es fehlt an nichts. Der Kontakt zu den Vermietern war hervorragend und gleichzeitig sehr unaufdringlich. Der Pool und das ganze Haus waren sehr sauber. Wir machen seit 20 Jahren Urlaub in Ferienhäusern. Es gibt nur eine Bewetung: Perfekt. Vielen Dank und hoffentlich bis bald.

10/10 Excellent

Duncan M.

16 Sept 2020

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Lovely stay

Very quiet location about a mile outside of the nearest village with a small shop and a few food options. Walkable if you don't mind the hill on the way back. Owner was very attentive and eager to help. Villa was clean and nicely equipped. Also came with some useful food bits already (and a homemade meal on arrival - but let them know if you're vege!). Quick tip: If you're following a satnav, make sure it's taking you through Atsipopoulo and not vertically though Prines - especially when coming from the West.

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Katrin D.

16 Oct 2019

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Sehr zu empfehlen...

tolle Ferienwohnung, beeindruckend auch die behindertengerechte Ausstattung, sauberer Pool, gemütliche Grillecke, Tischtennisplatte, und Fitnessgeräte nutzbar, supernette Vermieter-immer erreichbar, Ruhe und Erholung pur, kinderfreundlich, jederzeit wieder!!!

Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

michaela s.

1 Jul 2019

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Traumhafte großzüge Villa mit tollen Ausblick.

Vermieter waren sehr sehr freundlich und entgegenkommend. Sofort wieder !!! Traumhafter Aufenthalt !!!

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Raimund F.

22 Jun 2019

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Für Familien ideal

Der Empfang war sehr herzlich und man bekam gleich Tipps, was man alles in der Gegend erleben kann. Zu den Stränden oder der Stadt musst man nur ca. 10 Minuten fahren. Das Haus ist wie auf den Bildern und man dort richtig entspannen und genießen. Der Pool ist sehr sauber und wird täglich geputzt. Ideal ist das Kinderbecken. Die Betreuung ist super. Wir haben unseren 2 wöchigen Urlaub mit 2 Familien sehr genossen und das Haus ist nur zum empfehlen.

Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Thomas L.

28 May 2019

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Feel like home

Right as we arrived we got a warm welcome from the whole family. The first impression from the property was amazing, in total clean, comfortable and well furnished like the kitchen. Some extras like a "welcome package", some nice surpises for the kids and local culinary specialities we discovered, "you cannot ask for more" to enjoy the holidays. And all of the family was there for us whenever something was needed. If you searching for a quied and spaciouly laid out place to spend your holiday, this is defintely a recommendation!

10/10 Excellent

Cyndi F.

13 May 2018

Paradise in Prines

We had a wonderful time in Crete and truly enjoyed our stay at Villa Aphrodite! We have rented many houses but Stella and her family were by far the best hosts we have encountered! Their gracious giving of Cretan food which were delicious the house was well equipped with food to get us started and the house itself was comfortable and immaculate! We can’t say enough good things about our stay . It was truly paradise!!

Stayed 9 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Conor M.

13 Apr 2018

Wonderful Villa, even better hosts!

My wife, daughter and I have just returned from a fabulous stay at Villa Aphrodite. Our flight from Dublin to Chania arrived late meaning we didn’t get to the Villa until midnight. Waiting for us on the kitchen table was home made moussaka, fresh bread and Easter treats. The fridge was also stocked with wine, beer, water and milk. Throughout the stay Stella and her family were the most wonderful of hosts. On a rare cloudy day our daughter was brought a new cuddly toy and doll to play with. On Easter Sunday one of the most important days in the Greek Family calendar the family came out of their way to bring some of their traditional roast lamb. They could not do more to make our stay anymore memorable. The Villa itself is a sanctuary. Located high in the village of Prines, you feel a world away from the hustle of day to day life. We had the most relaxing stay and since our return we having been telling all our family and friends about are most relaxing and enjoyable family holiday. We will be back in the near future! Many Thanks to Stella and her family

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2018

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

James M.

19 Oct 2017

A fantastic and amazing villa

I would recommend this villa to anyone thinking of booking it! We arrived to a wonderful homemade Moussaka which was delicious and was looked after so well by Stella and her family. They were never intrusive but on hand to make sure anything that was required was there for us. The villa itself is beautiful, spotlessly clean and set out in such fantastic grounds. We were looking forward to a well deserved break and I feel like we got more than we expected from booking Villa Aphrodite. Amazing memories. Thank you Stella & Family

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

N d.

22 Sept 2017

A perfect place to spend hollidays in Crete

Privacy, quietness, comfort, beautifull surroundings, great view, very nice swimming pool. The house is very well located to discover and enjoy what Crete has to offer visitors during their hollidays. The very friendly family, owning the house, prepared us a nice welcome and made sure that everything was impeccable during our stay.

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2017

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